Chapter 1175: Chapter 174: Commentary
’Strange creature...’
Li Ang gazed at the strange monsters on the opposite side of the arena, frowning slightly.
The scorpion-shaped creature’s limbs could puncture the sturdy arena floor without exerting much force,
The weight of its body, along with the toughness of its shell, far exceeds that of modern main battle tanks.
Moreover, the black chitin-like shell seems to resist Spiritual Energy detection.
’Its physical strength alone is slightly stronger than the Bug Nest Tyrant from the portal battle. If an unenhanced Fenix Pit Beast were thrown out, it wouldn’t even last five seconds before being torn to pieces by those scorpion pincers.’
This thought had just surfaced in Li Ang’s mind when the Iron Scorpion disappeared instantly.
Flash? Invisibility?
Li Ang’s unconscious Spiritual Sense field sensed danger approaching rapidly,
He lightly tapped the ground with the soles of his feet, gracefully leaping up, narrowly avoiding the suddenly appearing scorpion pincers cutting toward him.
"Tsk."
Li Ang, whose thoughts were interrupted, sighed somewhat displeased, as he swiftly drew the Heart Monkey Staff from the void and swung it like a whip.
Bang!!!
The Heart Monkey Staff collided with the Iron Scorpion’s raised giant pincers, producing a visibly strong shock wave.
A burst of exclamations erupted from the audience,
As they saw the chitin shell as sturdy as alloy slightly dent inwards, forming cracks, and a small amount of black pus flowing from it, making a crisp sound.
"Hm?"
Li Ang raised an eyebrow slightly surprised; he had injected approximately 1/20 of his Spiritual Power into the Heart Monkey Staff, increasing its weight,
Yet it didn’t manage to smash the opponent to death.
"Not bad, stronger than many at Lv25."
Catching a glimpse of the hit notification flashing above the arena,
Li Ang realized the Iron Scorpion was tougher than anticipated; this only counted as a hit, not a heavy blow.
"Next..."
He kicked off the Iron Scorpion’s giant pincers, using the recoil force to catapult himself away before the opponent’s follow-up attack,
In mid-air, his left hand holding the Colt Revolver swung out in a perfect arc, pulling the trigger toward the Iron Scorpion.
Bang!
Flames burst from the gun muzzle,
The strangely shaped Iron Scorpion instinctively sensed danger approaching, attempting to raise its pincers to block it; however, the Colt Revolver’s instantaneous hit trait,
meant the Demon-busting Bullet crossed over twenty meters instantly, aiming right at the damaged spot on the Iron Scorpion’s giant pincers.
Whizz—
The sound resembling an arrow piercing sandpaper was heard,
The crack on the Iron Scorpion’s giant pincers widened further, with web-like cracks spreading across the dense chitin surface, centering at the bullet.
The Iron Scorpion’s muscles were tough and solid, with clusters of muscle fibers overlaying each other, able to minimize external forces,
like the best bulletproof vest, blocking further penetration of the Demon-busting Bullet,
Wedging the bullet into the muscle surface.
But, this isn’t a good thing...
[Bullet Teleportation Technique]!
Li Ang also disappeared from his spot, instantly appearing before the Iron Scorpion, emotionlessly reflecting the creature in his eyes,
Bringing down the Heart Monkey Staff held in his right hand onto the Iron Scorpion.
This time, the Heart Monkey Staff was infused with more Spiritual Power, its size and weight increased again, like a house beam crushing down on the Iron Scorpion.
The Iron Scorpion attempted to raise its right front limb to block the incoming Heart Monkey Staff, but before the right giant pincers lifted, intense pain came from its left front limb —
Li Ang directly released the Fingers Dissociation Technique toward the window on the Iron Scorpion’s giant pincers.
The dark green Beam hit solid muscle,
Creating a massive crater in the Iron Scorpion’s left giant pincers.
As the staff pounded down from above and the left giant pincers were severely damaged, a light flashing in the ink-black eyes of the Iron Scorpion signaled a thought,
The half corpse carried on its back suddenly drew a scroll from the void and tore it apart.
Whirr!!!
A strong Energy burst out from the Iron Scorpion’s massive body, spreading like shock waves outward, forming powerful thrust, driving the air.
A gale roared in, and the Fingers Dissociation Technique quietly ceased.
Li Ang flew out like a leaf in the wind, kicking several times in mid-air, generating invisible steps through the Cloud Ascending Ladder, landing stably.
"A consumable Disposable Scroll..."
Thoughts streamed through Li Ang’s mind as he lightly touched down, unharmed.
The Iron Scorpion had used a consumable Disposable Scroll, releasing the scroll’s Special Effect, blowing Li Ang away.
This strangely shaped creature stood in place, shaking its severely damaged left pincers,
Without any visible action, the wounds on the giant pincers quickly healed. Muscle regenerated, shell regrew, leaving no after-effects apart from the lingering hit notification in the sky.
The spectators in the stands let out gasps in waves as the situation rapidly evolved.
The low-level players or ordinary people saw Li Ang draw and fire the Colt Revolver bullet, blocked by the Iron Scorpion’s muscles, failing to inflict more damage — the Iron Scorpion’s Self-healing Ability was particularly remarkable, restoring all the injuries from the previous battle directly.
While the less informed merely watching the show, the knowledgeable Transcendent individuals, many broke out in cold sweat over that shot.
"It’s that move again!"
Wanli Fengdao felt a chill sweep over his body, no matter how many times he saw it, that Colt Revolver was terrifying beyond words.
No trajectory, instantaneous hit,
Which means almost no chance for reactive defense.
"An instantaneous bullet, combined with a teleportation skill triggered by the bullet, and a weapon with formidable destructive power.
The combination of these three elements can achieve a silent approach, releasing a Thunderbolt,
Hardly anyone can withstand this combo without damage."
Wanli Fengdao thought silently: "If paired with beyond-visual-range scout skills, he becomes the world’s most terrifying assassin.
Anyone on the planet’s surface becomes a potential target.
To block the bullet from that Colt Revolver, one must either always maintain an energy shield-like barrier,
Or possess amazing dynamic vision and nerve reflexes, able to detect subtle changes in Li Ang’s finger muscles, determining his intent to shoot within fractions of a second,
And react accordingly,
Dodging, or placing a Shield before the bullet’s trajectory...
I finally understand why those major organizations are so fearful of Brother Li. Officially a logistics system player, he’s actually built like a physical assassin."
The deeper Wanli Fengdao imagined, the heavier he felt,
Had he been standing in the arena right now, even knowing Li Ang’s attack method, he would have no means to defend.
Unless...
The Iron Scorpion on the arena silently stared at Li Ang ahead, its two pairs of massive pincers unconsciously clasping at the air,
The corpse on its back moved once more like a marionette, pulling a scroll from the void and tearing it apart directly.
Just like the previous shockwave scroll, this time the Iron Scorpion used a consumable scroll too,
The brick floor beneath it began to vibrate,
A large amount of dust and dirt surged from the gaps between the bricks, forming clumps of sandy soil, hovering around the Iron Scorpion like barriers.
"Indeed..."
Wanli Fengdao’s expression turned somber, and he softly said, "The reaction speed of that Iron Scorpion is so fast!
Even though it’s not an Earth player, it deduced the general effect of Brother Li’s skills and equipment just from the two contacts earlier and came up with a specific countermeasure.
Brother Li’s Colt revolver hits tangible targets instantly, causing damage to them.
However, the bullets themselves don’t identify enemies, and their penetration is quite average.
This means, you just need to surround yourself with irrelevant debris, showing no weaknesses, to effectively nullify the power of that revolver.
At the same time, it can also effectively prevent Brother Li from using bullets as a springboard for long-distance teleportation.
Truly an extraordinary creature from another world.
Its reaction speed and adaptability in battle are no less than the strong ones on our side."
"Hmm..."
Sitting nearby, Xing Hechou also had a serious expression, but he was slightly hesitant inside,
Why does it feel like Little Brother Dao has already stepped into the role of the narrator?
"Heh."
On the arena, Li Ang couldn’t help but grin at the Iron Scorpion’s actions.
He hooked the trigger of the Colt revolver with his pinky, raised his left hand, and snapped his fingers.
[Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method], activate.
An intangible force was released,
Without any warning, warm clear water flowed from the mouths of the four corpses on the Iron Scorpion’s back,
More water gushed from the gaps in its carapace.
This sudden anomaly left Earth spectators in the audience bewildered,
Even the Iron Scorpion paused slightly, almost imperceptibly.
The skill [Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method] is something Li Ang acquired long ago and has accompanied him for quite some time.
Its rule is to make the target within 200 meters have warm spring water erupt from their respiratory system, lasting up to a minute, causing temporary suffocation or drowning. Attacking or being attacked will interrupt it.
In the early stages of the killing game, [Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method] was quite a decent skill,
Surprising quite a few mid-to-high-level opponents.
But, that’s about it.
Transcendents reaching Lv25 and above have physical strength far exceeding that of ordinary creatures.
The warm water flow that could drown ordinary people,
to Transcendents, means nothing; it doesn’t affect their normal actions.
The Iron Scorpion on the arena noticed this as well, within less than a second, this extraordinary being from an unknown world cast a scouting spell upon itself, quickly realizing that [Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method] was hollow,
And in an even shorter time, it made a decision—it shook its pincers, the surface adorned with tiny black bristles, which shot towards Li Ang like a storm of pear blossom needles.
Attacked, [Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method] immediately ceased and was interrupted,
Yet a smile appeared on Li Ang’s face.
Found you...
Li Ang flicked his left hand, gripping the Colt revolver once more, aligning his index finger parallel to the gun barrel, he heavily pulled the trigger with his middle finger.
This time, he did not aim at the Iron Scorpion behind heavy barriers but at the ground beneath its feet.
Bam!
The bullet hit the brick floor,
Li Ang flashed again, appearing ten meters in front of the Iron Scorpion,
His foot pushed off the ground, sprinting swiftly ahead, the Heart Monkey Staff in his hands rapidly expanded during the charge, almost resembling the gigantic pillar of a wind turbine, crushing towards the Iron Scorpion.
The sheer size and terrifying weight forced the Iron Scorpion to jump sideways to evade,
But at the moment it dodged, Li Ang had already raised the Colt revolver,
The fingertip parallel to the gun barrel erupted with a dark green disintegration beam, melting away layer upon layer of soil barriers floating in front, clearing a path for the Colt revolver.
Now’s the time...
Li Ang pulled the trigger with his middle finger, the bullet raced through the passage cleared by Disintegration Technique with an indescribable rule of definite hit, striking one of the corpses on the Iron Scorpion’s back.
Bullet teleportation!
Li Ang’s figure flickered, perched atop the Iron Scorpion’s back,
Using the giant Heart Monkey Staff as bait to draw attention, he didn’t bring it along in the teleportation,
Instead, he used another weapon—his own hand.
Hiss—
From Li Ang’s right sleeve, a mass of plant fibers extended, instantly enveloping the entire right hand,
Transforming his right arm into a tree trunk-like brownish color,
Akin to the wooden stake once used by Vlad III of Wallachia.
Zheng!!!
Li Ang knelt on one knee atop the Iron Scorpion’s back, with the woodenized right arm held high, he thrust downward,
The tip of the wooden spike tore through the Iron Scorpion’s robust chitinous carapace, penetrating directly into the depths of its back.
"I understand!"
In the audience, Wanli Fengdao’s eyes suddenly brightened, excitedly speaking to the somewhat bewildered Xing Hechou beside him: "Are you wondering why Brother Li didn’t attack those four conspicuous corpses on the Iron Scorpion’s back, but directly went for its back?
Because just now Brother Li had already made a judgment—using that skill to make the respiratory system spray out water, he directed it at the Iron Scorpion,
But neither the scorpion body nor the four corpses on its back sprayed out much warm water,
Rather, more water seeped from within its carapace.
I suspect Brother Li’s skill that causes the respiratory tract to secrete water only affects the target’s true form,
Meaning the scorpion’s body and the four corpses on its back are mere disguises,
The Iron Scorpion’s true form is hidden within the back region of its body.
Thus Brother Li is targeting there—not only does he aim to win this battle, but he also intends to directly eliminate the opponent."
Just as Wanli Fengdao suddenly morphs into a narrator and forecasts, Li Ang’s woodenized right arm penetrates iron Scorpion’s back muscle like a hot knife through butter,
A vast amount of plant fibers spread and release a massive amount of anesthetic, instantly paralyzing Iron Scorpion’s surrounding muscles and brain function.
With the rapid expansion of plant fibers, Li Ang finally sensed the brain mass hidden within the Iron Scorpion’s back muscles,
He adjusted the direction of his woodenized right arm, releasing Disintegration Technique toward that brain mass.
